Nutrition

Raanan Shamir – Celiac disease: what’s the role of gut microbiota?

Dr. Raanan Shamir discusses the role that the intestinal microbiota plays in the development of celiac disease.

Ancient feces reveal that people in Austria drank beer and ate blue cheese 2,700 years ago

By analyzing paleofeces from Austrian salt mines, researchers have found evidence that people who lived in modern-day Austria some 2,700 years ago drank beer and ate blue cheese.

High-salt diet may help inhibit tumor growth by modulating the gut microbiota

The findings of a recent study published in Science Advances suggest that a high-salt diet modulates the gut microbiota in ways that boost tumor immunity.

Fermented food diet could increase microbiota diversity and reduce inflammation

New findings suggest that fermented foods can help countering the decreased microbiota diversity and heightened inflammation that characterize industrialized populations.

Isoflavone-rich diet could ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis

An isoflavone diet enables the proliferation of specific gut bacteria that can improve multiple scleroris disease outcomes.

Fiber snacks can change the gut microbiota, pilot trial shows

Researchers have developed fiber snacks that appear to change the gut microbiota in ways that could be beneficial to health.

High-fat diet is linked to changes in gut microbiota, development of antibiotic tolerance

A high-fat diet is associated with changes in the gut microbiota and microbial metabolites. These changes seem impair antibiotic efficacy.

The novel precision probiotic strain Hafnia alvei HA4597® is found effective to improve weight loss in overweight adults

Hafnia alvei HA4597® produces ClpB, a protein that acts through molecular mimicry of the satiety hormone alpha-MSH and regulates appetite.

Pea flour could restore gut microbes, help malnourished children to gain weight

Cowpea-based foods protect the gut microbiota, helping malnourished children to grow stronger. A new study published in Cell Reports Medicine claims.

Gut microbes could influence the health effects of Mediterranean diet

The gut microbiota make-up could determine whether a person will benefit from the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet.

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